I’ve been wanting to delve deeper into visualizations, and something that has interested me for a while is the universe of 3d visualizations. So, I decided to learn how to render physical objects in a 3-dimensional space, and of course I chose my favorite language, R, to do it in. And of course I chose my favorite city, Chicago, to do it for.
I created a visualization of the buildings in downtown Chicago. Before getting into the code, here is what the finished product looks like: